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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elias Al Haddad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blind Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaman has chosen Showdown as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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163 lbs
12 - 11 - 1 |
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167 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Elias Al Haddad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blind Shaman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Haddad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shaman's head.
Al Haddad avoids a kick to the body.
Shaman shoots for a double leg takedown but Al Haddad sprawls well. He's pushed Shaman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Shaman tries to get set, Al Haddad tries to push him back and clinch up but Shaman manages to avoid the attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shaman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Al Haddad throws a good cross that connects.
A nice combination there by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Al Haddad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Shaman as he connects with a hook.
Al Haddad looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaman is just out of range.
Al Haddad lands a really nice looking cross but Shaman seems unphased.
Shaman throws a leg kick but Al Haddad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Al Haddad throws a sloppy body shot
and Al Haddad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Haddad clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shaman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Haddad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Al Haddad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al Haddad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Al Haddad misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad has a couple of punches blocked by Shaman.
Shaman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shaman tries to land knees in the clinch but Al Haddad avoids the damage to the body.
Al Haddad lands an elbow that stopped Shaman in his tracks for a moment.
Al Haddad managing to block the knees to the body from Shaman.
Shaman working Al Haddad over with knees to the body.
Al Haddad stalling in the clinch.
Al Haddad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Haddad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shaman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Al Haddad to keep the fight standing.
Al Haddad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shaman throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Haddad.
Shaman is trying to pull guard but Al Haddad turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Elias Al Haddad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blind Shaman.
Al Haddad stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman jumps guard but Al Haddad stands there with Shaman around his waist. Shaman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Al Haddad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Al Haddad lands with a light punch inside.
Al Haddad lands with a short shot to the head.
Al Haddad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shaman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Al Haddad misses with an elbow over the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Come on Al Haddad - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shaman.
Shaman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al Haddad lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Al Haddad.
A right handed body shot lands from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad is pushing Shaman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shaman is working for takedown but Al Haddad is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman throws a head punch that misses.
Shaman lands with a right to the head.
Shaman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaman can't find room to land a body shot as Al Haddad controls the action.
Shaman tries to throw a body punch but Al Haddad avoids it by throwing Shaman back against the cage.
Shaman looking to slow down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad blocks an elbow strike from Shaman.
Shaman misses with an elbow strike.
Al Haddad blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Al Haddad.
A right hand to the body from Shaman.
Shaman misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shaman struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Haddad controls his hands.
Shaman stalling.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Al Haddad misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Al Haddad - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shaman misses with some punches.
Shaman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Al Haddad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shaman pulls guard successfully.
Al Haddad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Al Haddad controlling from the top position.
Al Haddad connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Al Haddad dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Al Haddad finds it's way through Shaman's defenses.
Shaman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Haddad.
Shaman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Al Haddad's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shaman under the eye.
Shaman dives in for a single leg takedown but Al Haddad sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Al Haddad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaman circles away quickly and effectively.
Shaman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaman misses the target.
Shaman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Al Haddad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shaman tries to pull guard but Al Haddad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shaman blocking some punches.
Al Haddad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Elias Al Haddad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Haddad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Haddad is trying to stall.
Shaman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shaman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman looking to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shaman as Al Haddad tries to tie him up.
Shaman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Shaman.
Shaman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Haddad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shaman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shaman stalling in the clinch but Al Haddad improves position.
Shaman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Al Haddad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Elias Al Haddad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blind Shaman.
Al Haddad avoiding damage.
Al Haddad lands an uppercut.
Al Haddad lands with a light punch inside.
Al Haddad is pushing Shaman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shaman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Al Haddad smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad misses with a two punch combination.
Al Haddad lands a jab to the nose.
Al Haddad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaman can do to turn this around?
Al Haddad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shaman's hands.
Al Haddad lands a jab to Shaman's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad lands a jab.
Al Haddad throws a looping overhand right but Shaman ducks down to avoid it.
Al Haddad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shaman.
Shaman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shaman throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy left from Al Haddad finds it's target.
Shaman fails with the takedown.
Elias Al Haddad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman throws a sloppy head kick
and Al Haddad counters with a nice uppercut.
Al Haddad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Al Haddad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Al Haddad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shaman, pushing him back against the cage.
Al Haddad lands with a light punch inside.
Shaman looking to slow down the pace here.
Al Haddad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shaman backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shaman.
Shaman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shaman throws an elbow but misses.
Shaman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Al Haddad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Al Haddad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Al Haddad scores with a shoulder strike.
Al Haddad lands a body shot.
Al Haddad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Haddad avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Haddad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Al Haddad swinging wildly here.
Al Haddad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaman moves away.
Al Haddad takes the fight into the clinch.
Shaman looking to throw knees to the head but Al Haddad is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Al Haddad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Al Haddad backwards.
Al Haddad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shaman defending well as Al Haddad loads up on a big left hand.
Al Haddad scores with a one two! Shaman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Al Haddad dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Al Haddad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Al Haddad avoiding damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Al Haddad tries to land knees in the clinch but Shaman avoids the damage to the body.
Shaman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shaman pulls guard.
Shaman has his feet on Al Haddad's thighs here. He's pushed Al Haddad off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Al Haddad screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blind Shaman!
A victorious Blind Shaman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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